Blogs about: Incapacity Benefit

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PCA points don't count for DLA...

Ron wrote 2 weeks ago: Another question from the search-engine list – If you have 30 Personal Capability Assessment ( … more →

Tags: DLA, PCA doesn't count for DLA, PCA, Personal Capacity Assessment

New job vacancies 'filled by migrant workers' claims former minister

ispystrangers wrote 2 weeks ago: by Peter Taberner Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Yvette Cooper has restated the governmen … more →

Tags: commons, Mark Harper, Frank Field, Unemployment, Yvette Cooper, work and pensions, Migrant Workers, Peter Taberner, sickness benefit

Recent Health Related Statutory Instruments

western4uk wrote 2 weeks ago: SI 2009 No. 1548 Children And Young Persons, England And Wales Protection Of Vulnerable Adults, Eng … more →

Tags: legislation, Human Resources, statutory instruments, Children, Adults, vulnerable people, Pensions, Driving, Social Security

The week in Parliament – Plasma TVs, The Sun, and pot plants

ispystrangers wrote 3 weeks ago: by Andrew Brentnall What we’ve learnt this week… * Environmental minister Huw Irranca-Davies is a S … more →

Tags: commons, gordon brown, department for transport, Andrew Brentnall, HM The Queen, Huw Irranca-Davies, The Sun, 10 downing st, tractor

73% of employers admit to discriminating against the disabled and older ages during recruitment3 comments

Ipswich Unemployed Action wrote 1 month ago: A survey for the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) undertaken by “YouGovSto … more →

Tags: DWP, Government, Unemployment, ageism, Benefit Claimant, Disability, Discrimination, Employment and Support Allowance, esa

The week in Parliament - BlackBerry loss, incapacity benefit and garden gnomes1 comment

ispystrangers wrote 2 months ago: by Andrew Brentnall What we’ve learnt this week … - DEFRA has secured an additional £4.3million to … more →

Tags: commons, DEFRA, prisons, mexico city, Loans, blackberry, Garden Sheds, fish ponds, Garden gnomes

ESA - a few thoughts...6 comments

Ron wrote 2 months ago: Just checking out Employment and Support Allowance. As I’ll become a pensioner in October, I … more →

Tags: ESA - Employment & Support Allowance, disability benefits, Employment and Support Allowance, esa

Management of long-term sickness and incapacity for work

western4uk wrote 3 months ago: Title: Management of long-term sickness and incapacity for work Source: NICE The Skinny:  This guida … more →

Tags: Commissioning, Public Health, Public Health Guidance, Volume 1 Issue 1, Human Resources, Human Resources Management, Sick leave

Incapacity Benefit and Pension Credit annual snafu...

Ron wrote 3 months ago: Since I reached the qualifying age for Pension Credit, at this time of year it’s a source of a … more →

Tags: Incapacity Benefit and Pension Credit problems, Benefits, pension credit, DWP inefficiency

New research on economic inclusion in the West Midlands

Helena Duignan wrote 3 months ago: The Observatory’s Economic Inclusion team has published a Baseline Report on Economic Inclusio … more →

Tags: Research, Economic inclusion, West Midlands, west midlands regional observatory, Data, Economy & Labour Force, Population & Society, Unemployment, Worklessness

The curse of James Purnell...2 comments

Ron wrote 4 months ago: Listening to Yesterday in Parliament (Radio 4), this morning, to no-one’s surprise James Purne … more →

Tags: disablility, DLA, James Purnell, Benefits, COPD, health, ME/CFS, ib, DLA for the blind

New measures to help sufferers of depression and anxiety back to work

Helena Duignan wrote 4 months ago: New measures to help unemployed people experiencing depression or anxiety back to work were announce … more →

Tags: Economic inclusion, Economy & Labour Force, Population & Society, Unemployment, NHS, Department of Health, recession, Alan Johnson, James Purnell

Which benefit entitles you to what?

Ron wrote 4 months ago: What benefits does DLA entitle you to? Poor grammar apart (if you’re wondering – To whic … more →

Tags: DLA, Persecution of the sick and disabled, DLA at 65, COPD, Disability, health, Housing & CouncilTax Benefits

IB50 form - does the DWP check up on the specialists?

Ron wrote 4 months ago: The honest answer is – I don’t know, but I think probably yes; why else would they ask? … more →

Tags: DLA, DWP verifies information you provide, DLA form, DWP and consultants, IB50 form

A message for James Purnell...2 comments

Ron wrote 5 months ago: The following is the text of a letter to The Guardian:- m “Lord Lester, a Liberal Democrat an … more →

Tags: Human rights of the sick and disabled, James Purnell sucks

Sick & Disabled? You're screwed...6 comments

Ron wrote 7 months ago: James Purnell, fuckwit, er, Work & Pensions Secretary, said, on the Today program this morning, … more →

Tags: disablility, Politics, Persecution of the sick and disabled, Disability, Work for benefits

War of attrition against the chronically sick and disabled...4 comments

Ron wrote 7 months ago: If you are chronically sick and disabled in this country, you’ll have realised by now that you … more →

Tags: Me, ME/CFS, Benefits (UK only), COPD, DLA, Lie Detectors, The Queen's Speech 2008, Benefits and lie detectors

Persecution of the sick and disabled continues...3 comments

Ron wrote 7 months ago: Unemployed people, it has been announced, should do a 9 to 5 day looking for work or undertake commu … more →

Tags: disablility, ME/CFS, COPD, Persecution of the sick and disabled, Work for benefits

DWP Medical assessment...

Ron wrote 8 months ago: I’ve just been reading about a guy attending a DWP medical assessment who had to get out of hi … more →

Tags: DWP medicals and wheelchairs, DLA


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